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Food Revolution Petition

Support The Cause: Food Revolution Petition
Help fight childhood obesity by revolutionizing food choices in our school system. Please gather all your friends, family and co-workers and go to http://www.jamieoliver.com/campaigns/jamies-food-revolution/petition now to sign the Food Revolution petition to be presented to the White House for review. In the name of all the children in this country, [...]

Vegetarian Diet Health Benefits

The health benefits of following a vegetarian diet
To eat meat or not to eat meat? To eat eggs and dairy or not to eat eggs and dairy? If you knew the facts about the various health benefits of following a vegetarian diet, would you switch?
I was recently asked for my opinion on eating a vegetarian [...]

11 Tips To Eating Healthier

Healthy Eating Tip # 1
Everything is a choice. Start by choosing wisely when going grocery shopping. We all know, if it’s in the house, someone will be eating it. So why temp yourself with mindless snacking. When grocery shopping, start by gradually replacing one item at a time. For example, replace your typical sweet snack [...]

The mood-food connection

Understanding the link between our daily moods and the foods we eat
Did you notice that people show rude behavior and are in bad moods much more frequently than 20 years ago?
Two reasons come to mind immediately: our lives have gotten more stressful and jam-packed with obligations, and our eating habits have given way to convenience [...]

10 Signs of Good Nutrition

Source: http://www.fitday.com
A good way to know you are getting good nutrition from your eating plan is to ask yourself how you honestly look and feel.  A healthy eating plan will include lean proteins, grains, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables, and healthy fats that provide enough calories to support your lifestyle.  A balanced diet will not [...]

Nutrition supplement – pros and cons

Each and every day, we are bombarded with millions of ads for specific products that claim to better our lives. Nutrition supplements are among one of these miracle-promising products and it is no surprise that it has become a very profitable industry. After all, who wouldn’t want to look and feel better without much effort? [...]